'. . .this snazzy piece (filled with folky references and odd percussion effects) takes the cake - a terrific immediately entertaining and absorbing work.'San Francisco Chronicle (Heuwell Tircuit) 8 June 1986

A selection of folk ballads from England Ireland Scotland and Wales.A ballad is the blending of words the beauty of melody tone rhythm and expression. They reflect the history of a people their legends religion love and work. British ballads are renouned for their verse melodic construction and for the enormous range of expression.1 The Lass of Richmond Hill is a poem by Leonard McNally a barrister about a lass who became his wife in 1787. The music is by James Hook (1746 1827).2 Sally in our Alley. The words are by Henry Carey who also wrote the original music but this was replaced by the tune we now know an English traditionalmelody in 1790.3 Caller Herrin'. The poem is by Lady Nairne (1766 1845). Nathaniel Gow the famous Scottish violinist wrote the music in 1798 as a harpsichord piece combining the traditional Edinburgh fish wives cry Caller Herrin' with the bells of St Andrew's Church Edinburgh.4 Men of Harlech. The music is traditionally Welsh and the ballad probably originated from North Wales where the native princes had ruled the longest.5 David of the White Rock (Dafydd y Garres Wen). Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) wrote the words to this ballad The Dying Bard. David Owen the Welsh bard of the ballad composed the tune on his death-bed on awakening from a trance in which be believed himself to have heard the tune in heaven.6 Oft in the Stilly Night. The words describe an old man's memories of the smiles the tears of boyhood years. The eyes that shone now dimmed and gone and how oft in the stilly night he remembers other days. The ballad is by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779 1852) who set the words to a traditional air.7- The Meeting of the Waters. Written by Thomas Moore music Irish traditional.The Meeting of the Waters is the confluence of the rivers Avonmore and Avonberg in a beautiful valley near Avoca County Wicklow.8 Oh! Charlie is my Darlin'. The

Arrangement: Cohen Mary. Par COHEN MARY. 'Stringfest ' est une collection de mélodies populaires avec imagination arrangé pour les groupes de la chaîne. La musique a été aménagée avec une flexibilité supplémentaire pour répondre à une variété de situations et les capacités de chaque pièce, y compris les pièces de duo (grades 2-3) qui peuvent être utilisés de façon indépendante, ainsi que des pièces très simples pour les débutants et les accompagnements piano facultatifs. Le format de pack ' Stringfest ' est particulièrement utile pour l'enseignant et comprend une note de piano et un CD amélioré de parties de la chaîne imprimable pour chaque instrument comme fichiers PDF afin que vous pourrez imprimer exactement ce que vous avez besoin. Le CD comprend aussi accompagnement au piano choeurs des pistes pour une aide supplémentaire avec la pratique et de la performance. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes